[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 785 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 785

 To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate rules 
pertaining to the use of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System 
        if such system is required on board United States ships.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 1993

 Mr. Inouye (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read 
     twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate rules 
pertaining to the use of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System 
        if such system is required on board United States ships.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. PROMULGATION OF RULES PERTAINING TO USE OF GMDSS.

    If the Federal Communications Commission (hereafter referred to as 
the ``Commission'') requires the use of the Global Maritime Distress 
and Safety System (hereafter referred to as the ``GMDSS'') on board 
United States ships of more than 1,600 gross tons, the Commission shall 
require, by rule--
            (1) that one individual tested and certified by the 
        Commission as competent shall be capable of on board 
        maintenance and repair of the GMDSS; and
            (2) that testing and certification standards for radio 
        officers and operators on board such ships be upgraded to 
        include competency standards for at-sea operation, maintenance, 
        and repair of the GMDSS.

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